The Dancer

Painting

Verostko Center for the Arts

Name/Title

The Dancer

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.6

Description

A ballerina in a white costume applying makeup

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Pencil, Watercolor

Collection

Michael J. and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Collection

Cataloged By

Ava Tine

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Credit Line

Saint Vincent Art & Heritage Collections; Gift of Michael and Aimee Rusinko Kakos

Made/Created

Artist

Baumer, Lewis Christopher Edward

Date made

1922

Notes

British, 1870-1963

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Dimensions

Height

22 in

Width

17 in

Accessories

Accessory

Frame

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Christie’s, London, Sept. 21, 1995, Lot 4

Exhibitions

Impressionist Legacies, St. Vincent College

London, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1922, No. 722

General Notes

Note Type

Artist’s Intent Note

Note

The Dancer typifies Baumer’s interest in confident solitary females posed in contemporary settings. Exhibited at the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition in 1922, the painting depicts a young ballerina applying lipstick before a full-length mirror. A scattering of clothes is piled on the seat of a wicker chair behind her. His combination of water-based pigments gives the scene a soft, luminous quality. The highly composed vignette points to Baumer’s academic training, while the painting’s illustrative style demonstrates the artist’s commercial understandings.

Created By

ava.tine@stvincent.edu

Create Date

February 13, 2026

Updated By

ava.tine@stvincent.edu

Update Date

February 20, 2026